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Its amazing that this gem of a video is free for all to view. Simon explains exactly why players are late in hitting the one handed backhand. Simply genius.
Great breakdown and analysis from Simon… watched this video many times over the years… just to try and remember the different steps and positions. Such a difficult shot to master… but with Simon and Alex at the helm… it’s finally coming together!!! Top Tennis Training… nobody does it better 🎾💥🏆
Simon, You and Alex rock. I had not played in years then began playing with some friends who are really good. A current college player, a coach, another coaches son and my wife who played and coached for years on the west coast of Florida( Tennis Central) Your easy to follow examples and clearly understandable instructions have allowed me to quickly improve to their amazement to pass where I ever had been despite years and years of coaching and clinics. Had I had access to your teachings when I was a young child I would be a tennis pro instead of a Law Enforcement Officer...LOL. Thanks for all you guys do and Im eagerly looking forward to more Thiem analysis, especially his backhand.
Thank you for the support Rodney I’m happy to hear the lessons are helpful. Are there any lessons you would like to see in the near future? All the best Simon
Thank you.. I take one stroke at a time from these videos.. apply them on court.. and feel blessed to be taught so well.. it was abt volleying.. abt forehand..then now this.. Thank you from the bottom of my heart..
@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial Yes what could be useful and interesting it would be to advise some tactical schemes and simple sequences of play with technical reminders on the gestures. Thanks Simon !
@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial Appreciate the response. I have been playing at beginner level for a year now. I was wondering if you already have a video for how to avoid common beginner's level injuries e.g. related to serve posture or return posture, taking care when near the net. Thanks again!
One important tip at Step Two : while dropping the racket head from the up position, the buttcap has to be facing the side fence (rather than the net) to get more leverage on the ball. It's particularly demonstrated with the Dimitrov shot at 7:53 This tip really helped me get more racket head speed at contact.
I’ve been thinking about this for a bit and that’s incorrect but I could see why you would think that, you’re dropping the racquet while you’re still coiled and you’re back is facing the net, if you don’t put the racquet head about the grip at three immediate start of the shot, you’re right, the cap faces the side fence, but you should be holding it with racquet face up until you are straight on with the Net. It looks like dimitrov was pointing the cap to the fence because he was but the racquet head was still above the grip, he was still in the preparation for the shot. You’ll notice this more when you’re trying to hit spin. When you bring your racquet head below the grip, it will point to the net if you’re doing it correctly, if you’re racquet head is below the grip while the cap is facing the side fence, then you aren’t doing it correctly. You’re most likely pushing the ball. Keep the head above the grip level until you are exactly sideways toward the net
I am quite a beginner. Just been playing for three months now and improving myself through youtube videos likes this one. Maybe a beginner - intermediate training video could be useful. :) Thanks anyway, keep up the good work, that's enough. :)
Thank you Roman for watching and the kind words. Very happy to hear that our videos have a positive impact on players around the world. All the best Simon
@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial I don't have any suggestion at the moment. But I have to share that yesterday before match I watched your videos. Then I played the best match in my life. In first two sets I missed only 1-2 forehands. It was amazing, very happy about the consistency I got. All I did was trying to focus and do all steps from your video. Also was lifting the racket head above the grip in both fh and bh, made great difference. Thanks again.
@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial Thanks, I got my hopes up now that I can learn and become decent tennis player. (Recreative level) i was really strugling with consistency, many times crossed my head to never play tennis again in my life. Its very hard game, some days you play nice and decent, then you play as if you never seen racket before.
Outstandingly good training video thanks Simon. Question, can you explain how best to approach the OHBH return of serve, especially a faster first serve where reaction time has to be lightening quick and you don't have the luxury of full take back?
Simon, could you please tell us what do we need to do with our knees?? Is it a good thing if we bend down our knee before contact and stretch them up in the moment of contact? Thanks a lot!
Great tips! Thank you! This has improved my 1HB a lot. Due to wrist issues and me always having a tendency to use the dominant arm too much, I‘ve switched to the 1HB pretty late in my tennis ‚career‘/life. I think this will be really helpful. I always struggled with higher balls mostly, not so much with the early takeback but with the follow through and the wrist action. I‘ll try to look at these different swing patterns and arm extension techniques at my next practice. I guess early contact is important for higher balls, which swing pattern would you prefer? I often feel much more comfortable on DTL shots where I can step in and flatten it out. Long crosscourt 1HB still feel tougher to hit for me with decent accuracy and power.
Great grip advice! I noticed that the majority of the online coaches are teaching the hammer grip (handle perpendicular inside the palm) that is used by Thiem and Youzhny instead of the pistol grip (fingers spread) which is used by most of the other pros. Not sure why you guys chose to use videos with Feliciano Lopez and Dimitrov since both of them are using an almost Continental grip for their topspin backhand. Still, this is one of the most technically sound video that I could find on youtube on the subject of the one handed backhand so I really appreciate the great content you guys put out there. Thank you!
Ok. I still see coaches out there teaching the Continental grip for the one handed backhand drive and watching pros like Dimitrov and Lopez struggling with those grips makes me cringe. Dimitrov's is no longer a huge liability, but definitely not a weapon by any standards
Hi Simon, great video. Very insightful. You mentioned that there is a link in the comment section for a in depth one handed backhand video, but can’t seem to find it. Would be great if you share the link. Thanks!
Great explanation, great video. One other reason to keep your head still is because it keeps the opponent from knowing the target and forces them to wait.
Regarding your point around 6:50 avoiding taking the racquet behind the left body side in order to not hitting late, the specific motion is essential for a good backhand. If you see 7:51 Wawrinka's, 7: 53 Dimitrov's, both have racquets sort of perpendicular to the body. To avoid hitting it late, from personal experience, shorting backswing, setting up early, and adjusting timing would help eliminate the problem.
If you study both of those clips again you'll notice the racket head gets close to the left pocket and the strings turn backwards slightly but the grip is in front of their body. The grip doesn't go past the left pocket. There's a big difference in having the racket close to your left pocket or having it go behind your left leg almost touching the hamstring area. Also they are simply passing through that stage of the swing, they haven't paused there as a player would if they are looking for extra space to accelerate without lifting the racket head higher than the grip level.
I love these videos. I had to change from a two hander to a one due to shoulder injury. Can I drop balls to myself to practice muscle memory? Thank you.
Another excellent video. Do you have something for a one-hander to hit down the line shot. This must be one of the tougher shot for the one-hander to hit consistently under pressure.
Very well done. Just adding what follows, Dears, ... pls pay a lot of attention to the necessary footwork before hitting such BH and, even more, AFTER it!!! It takes many training years to develop it. Cheers :->
Thanks for all the great videos, Simon! Should the racquet head lag behind the butt of the racquet as it does for the forehand between the power position and contact point on the single-handed backhand?
Thanks for watching. Please don't forget to subscribe to the channel and turn on the notification bell so you get our newest videos as soon as we release them. All the best Simon
Hi, great video as usual! Happily looking through your playlist for more tips. Just wondering for the single backhand, are we supposed to lock our wrist or have a firm grip but keep it relaxed like the forehand?
Thanks. What are the pro's and con's to leaving your non-dominant hand by the pocket (like Wawrinka) vs stretching it backwards (like Dimitrov) on the followthrough?
Thanks for watching. IMO I think that the Federer style will allow the player to really remain side on for longer so it blocks the shoulders opening up. The Wawrinka style will allow the player more rotation but can lead to the shoulders opening up too early. In my coaching experience you have to test out both and see which one works better for each individual player. Test and experiment. All the best Simon
Hey nice video, I'm teaching a student who struggles to drop his racket head below the height of the ball on his single backhand- tends to keep the racket head above the grip level and keeps slicing or pushing the ball with a bent wrist and not dropping the head. Is there a technique or tip to try and get them to drop the racket head below the height of the ball? telling verbally to turn early and drop the head doesn't seem to work for him. Thanks
Happy New Year and great explanation of the one handed backhand... keep them coming your team is doing a great job of helping club players and beyond learn the correct form... when you get around to it please do a video on the correct way to go down the line or cross court for the one handed backhand. Thanks and keep these tips coming.. they are a big help.
Hi Simon, Thank you for the great video. I am a beginner player who watched a lot of your videos to learn how to play tennis. I get one questions about the racket change. If my ready position is semi-western forehand and I am going to change to eastern one-handed backhand, which way should I turn? Index knuckle from bevel 4 to bevel 5 or from 4 to 1? Thanks.
Whichever is easier for you. I find the switch from 4-5 faster but the string angle changes so you have to adjust the racket face, the 4-1 method is longer but the strings remain the same roughly. Thanks for watching. Are there any videos you'd like to see from us in the near future? All the best Simon
@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial Thanks, Simon. You pointed out the key point. I used to change from 4 to 1, but when the ball comes fast, it is different to get the right eastern backhand grip. I will try to change from 4-5 for some time and see whether it works for me or not. I think the slow-motion videos help me a lot, especially for correcting the swing movement and finding the right contact point. I will be happy to see some slow-motion videos about backhand slice or volley. All the best
Hello Simon, I have been having trouble with the racket at contact. I recorded myself and can see that when I make contact with the ball, my racket is pointing downwards diagonally rather than pointing horizontally. Is there any advice you can give me? Thank you so much!
@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial Thanks for getting back to me! The grip that I use is the same as the one that you demonstrated in this video, so that can't be the problem. Is there anything else that could be causing this issue? Thank you!
Simon! How is it going! I see in your vids you are very fond of Nike’s Vapor Advantage shoes. How is the sizing on those? What’s your normal size in the normal Vapor 9.5 and the Flyknit version? I had the chance to buy a flyknit pair in discount. But the sizing is too off. They fit huge. The sole is lovely tho. And it seems the Vapor Advantage’s have the same one.
QUESTION: The grip I use on my forehand is a semi-western grip on my forehand, but when I do a backhand I always switch to an eastern grip. I don't know whether I should use a semi-western grip on both, keep it as it is, or use eastern on both. Also, I'm trying to switch from a two-handed backhand to a one-handed, and a semi-western grip is hard for a one hander for me, so once again, should I keep switching between semi for forehand and east for backhand? Please let me know
ANSWER: Semi wesetrn is good on a forehand. You need to switch grips between a forehand and backhand 100% unless your name is Alberto Berasategui. Thanks for watching. All the best Simon
@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial thanks so much for replying! I was hoping to get an answer. I'm also happy since it means I don't have to change the way I play
A question instead of a comment. Do you think some players over the 4 or 5 last decades have used the left hand (for a left-hander, it's the right hand) to crank the racket at the end of the take back, like compressing a spring, in order to generate more power (when the spring is released), at the cost (minimal, hopefully) of less control/consistency?
Simon, I have a question about the weight transfer, you’re right leg is supposed to be out to the left in a closed stance. But do you load you’re weight onto the front (right) leg or do you start with you’re back (left) and push onto the right?
You want to load up on the back leg and transfer during the shot, if you load up too early, you won't have any weight shift. We cover it in this video - th-cam.com/video/rX0U1gnySRI/w-d-xo.html
Great Video!!! loved the way u broke it (the whole lesson) down for us. Just a question...how do we set ourselves up(footwork etc.,) to take the backhand early/on the rise? BTW...amazing to notice that during the follow through, Dimitrov stretches almost to an extent where his both hands meet ..:) amazing flexibility
Hi Simon. I just recently began playing tennis. I'm having trouble with the two-handed backhand for a number of reasons. It's not the same confidence that I have with the forehand. With the forehand, I know where the ball is going. But with the backhand, I'm just trying to get the ball back in play, let alone hit a perfect shot. My left hand is too weak to handle the shot, I guess. So, my question is that what is a more preferred backhand -- The modern one-handed or the two handed? Would it put a lot of stress on my right arm if I prefer the one-handed? Is it a matter of personal preference or any tactical advantage that one has over the other? Thank you.
years ago they used to say the thumb on the backhand should lengthen along the panel. Now people curl it. Is that just for speed to change to bkhd grip faster? I got more support when I lengthened it
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Its amazing that this gem of a video is free for all to view. Simon explains exactly why players are late in hitting the one handed backhand. Simply genius.
Thanks for watching and for the nice feedback.
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Yes the same question, I tried to find the answer but I never found it
Great breakdown and analysis from Simon… watched this video many times over the years… just to try and remember the different steps and positions.
Such a difficult shot to master… but with Simon and Alex at the helm… it’s finally coming together!!!
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Simon, You and Alex rock. I had not played in years then began playing with some friends who are really good. A current college player, a coach, another coaches son and my wife who played and coached for years on the west coast of Florida( Tennis Central) Your easy to follow examples and clearly understandable instructions have allowed me to quickly improve to their amazement to pass where I ever had been despite years and years of coaching and clinics. Had I had access to your teachings when I was a young child I would be a tennis pro instead of a Law Enforcement Officer...LOL. Thanks for all you guys do and Im eagerly looking forward to more Thiem analysis, especially his backhand.
Thank you for the support Rodney
I’m happy to hear the lessons are helpful.
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Thank you..
I take one stroke at a time from these videos.. apply them on court.. and feel blessed to be taught so well.. it was abt volleying.. abt forehand..then now this..
Thank you from the bottom of my heart..
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TTT are the best tennis teaching videos i’ve ever seen on TH-cam 👍🏼 Priceless... Thank You Guys !
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@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial Yes what could be useful and interesting it would be to advise some tactical schemes and simple sequences of play with technical reminders on the gestures. Thanks Simon !
Best tennis Chanel by far! Thank you so much!
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I enjoyed the way he broke down the one hand BH. Now I can practice with my ball machine.
Many thanks for watching J L Kent
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Great 1-handed backhand instruction with lots of important details.
Great video for backhand
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@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial Appreciate the response. I have been playing at beginner level for a year now. I was wondering if you already have a video for how to avoid common beginner's level injuries e.g. related to serve posture or return posture, taking care when near the net. Thanks again!
Great lesson ! It will help me to get anchors points and fine-tuning on the technical side of my game.
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One important tip at Step Two : while dropping the racket head from the up position, the buttcap has to be facing the side fence (rather than the net) to get more leverage on the ball.
It's particularly demonstrated with the Dimitrov shot at 7:53
This tip really helped me get more racket head speed at contact.
@Big Ballah shut up
I’ve been thinking about this for a bit and that’s incorrect but I could see why you would think that, you’re dropping the racquet while you’re still coiled and you’re back is facing the net, if you don’t put the racquet head about the grip at three immediate start of the shot, you’re right, the cap faces the side fence, but you should be holding it with racquet face up until you are straight on with the Net. It looks like dimitrov was pointing the cap to the fence because he was but the racquet head was still above the grip, he was still in the preparation for the shot. You’ll notice this more when you’re trying to hit spin. When you bring your racquet head below the grip, it will point to the net if you’re doing it correctly, if you’re racquet head is below the grip while the cap is facing the side fence, then you aren’t doing it correctly. You’re most likely pushing the ball. Keep the head above the grip level until you are exactly sideways toward the net
do you twist your wrist or your forearm to drop the racket head?
Thank you Simon excellent explaining and demonstrating
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Excellent video Simon !
Perfect one-hand backhand explanation illustrated with videos of some of the best single-hand backhands on the pro circuit.
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I am thinking about switching to one handed backhand, this was a lot of help for me.
Thanks for watching 👍
Control of backswing height and use of left hand makes quite a difference in control and power for me.
Awesome. Very concise and to the point. Love it.!
Many thanks 🙏
Perfect !
Grest tips Simon !
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perfect instructions. very very useful
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Excellent teaching, just what I needed
Thanks for watching
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Thank you, Simon.
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Thank you, I'm just changing from tow handed to one, and that is just amazingly helpful
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@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial maybe drills specificlly for one handed backhand can be nice
Backhan explained thoroughly! Best backhand video I've watched up to date. It's a great lesson. Thanks a lot, highly appreciated.👏
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I am quite a beginner. Just been playing for three months now and improving myself through youtube videos likes this one. Maybe a beginner - intermediate training video could be useful. :) Thanks anyway, keep up the good work, that's enough. :)
Thanks a lot guys! Very very helpful
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@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial hi Simon, yes I'd like to improve Mi serve, for me is the hardest part of play tennis
This is a very new skill that I'm learning I'm so excited to try it!
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@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial not that's all for now thank you
Very detailed
Thank you
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Great work. Amazing to learn the tricks so easily.
Thanks for watching.
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Thank you Simon! great videos, really help me with my kick serve I was struggling for months!. I highly recommended your videos to every one.
Thank you Roman for watching and the kind words. Very happy to hear that our videos have a positive impact on players around the world.
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Best backhand lesson I have watched
Hello sir im always watching your tennis tutorial. . Iv learned a lot from you.
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Excellent tips!
Thanks for watching
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Again. Great job. Focus put on really important and helpful points. Thank You
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I don't have any suggestion at the moment. But I have to share that yesterday before match I watched your videos. Then I played the best match in my life. In first two sets I missed only 1-2 forehands. It was amazing, very happy about the consistency I got. All I did was trying to focus and do all steps from your video.
Also was lifting the racket head above the grip in both fh and bh, made great difference.
Thanks again.
Awesome to hear, well done
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Thanks, I got my hopes up now that I can learn and become decent tennis player. (Recreative level) i was really strugling with consistency, many times crossed my head to never play tennis again in my life.
Its very hard game, some days you play nice and decent, then you play as if you never seen racket before.
Perfect explanation! thank you!
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Thank you for nice information
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Outstandingly good training video thanks Simon. Question, can you explain how best to approach the OHBH return of serve, especially a faster first serve where reaction time has to be lightening quick and you don't have the luxury of full take back?
Great job keeping it simple!
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@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial No, I will just be watching your videos!
Thank you very much!
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You are amazing ser tnks and tnks again great job
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Nice explanation!
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Good explanation coach.
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Awesome video Simon , looks like the racket head is always lagging behind the hand until impact on the topper and the flat
Thanks for watching!
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I was really good at one handed backhand but this made me even better
Great video
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Can you do the top ten best tennis shoes or have you done that already
Thank you for your sharing . . . 👍
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Thanks for the awesome explanation !! Small question, should we use gravity for the racket drop or controlling the drop ?
A bit of both, relaxed enough that gravity can help, but aiding the drop with the technique
Excellent demonstration and great use of pro clips for reference.
Thank you for watching.
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Muchas gracias
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Simon, could you please tell us what do we need to do with our knees?? Is it a good thing if we bend down our knee before contact and stretch them up in the moment of contact? Thanks a lot!
100%
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Great tips! Thank you! This has improved my 1HB a lot. Due to wrist issues and me always having a tendency to use the dominant arm too much, I‘ve switched to the 1HB pretty late in my tennis ‚career‘/life. I think this will be really helpful. I always struggled with higher balls mostly, not so much with the early takeback but with the follow through and the wrist action. I‘ll try to look at these different swing patterns and arm extension techniques at my next practice. I guess early contact is important for higher balls, which swing pattern would you prefer? I often feel much more comfortable on DTL shots where I can step in and flatten it out. Long crosscourt 1HB still feel tougher to hit for me with decent accuracy and power.
High backhands are always an issue, we made a lesson on it - th-cam.com/video/sJ63cneHKTQ/w-d-xo.html
Great grip advice! I noticed that the majority of the online coaches are teaching the hammer grip (handle perpendicular inside the palm) that is used by Thiem and Youzhny instead of the pistol grip (fingers spread) which is used by most of the other pros. Not sure why you guys chose to use videos with Feliciano Lopez and Dimitrov since both of them are using an almost Continental grip for their topspin backhand. Still, this is one of the most technically sound video that I could find on youtube on the subject of the one handed backhand so I really appreciate the great content you guys put out there. Thank you!
Thanks for watching Stefan. The footage of Dimitrov and Lopez is simply to highlight the points in the video, "early unit turn" etc.
Ok. I still see coaches out there teaching the Continental grip for the one handed backhand drive and watching pros like Dimitrov and Lopez struggling with those grips makes me cringe. Dimitrov's is no longer a huge liability, but definitely not a weapon by any standards
Thank you
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Enjoyed the video! Excellent instruction. Thank you!
Great video fingers crossed for my next game!
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Hi Simon, great video. Very insightful. You mentioned that there is a link in the comment section for a in depth one handed backhand video, but can’t seem to find it. Would be great if you share the link. Thanks!
Hi Navid
It's a course on our website, filmed with Tommy Robredo - www.top-tennis-training.com/course/one-handed-backhand-with-robredo/
Amazing! Thank you!
Great explanation, great video. One other reason to keep your head still is because it keeps the opponent from knowing the target and forces them to wait.
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Great video! Thanks!
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Great video. Thanks
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Regarding your point around 6:50 avoiding taking the racquet behind the left body side in order to not hitting late, the specific motion is essential for a good backhand. If you see 7:51 Wawrinka's, 7: 53 Dimitrov's, both have racquets sort of perpendicular to the body. To avoid hitting it late, from personal experience, shorting backswing, setting up early, and adjusting timing would help eliminate the problem.
If you study both of those clips again you'll notice the racket head gets close to the left pocket and the strings turn backwards slightly but the grip is in front of their body. The grip doesn't go past the left pocket. There's a big difference in having the racket close to your left pocket or having it go behind your left leg almost touching the hamstring area. Also they are simply passing through that stage of the swing, they haven't paused there as a player would if they are looking for extra space to accelerate without lifting the racket head higher than the grip level.
Nice one-handed backhand!
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Some great stuff guys, echos a lot of what I'm learning from my coaches too
excellent, shall try n revert back
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simple and very helpful
I love these videos. I had to change from a two hander to a one due to shoulder injury. Can I drop balls to myself to practice muscle memory? Thank you.
Yes, of course, it's a good way to get more reps in.
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Another excellent video. Do you have something for a one-hander to hit down the line shot. This must be one of the tougher shot for the one-hander to hit consistently under pressure.
Nothing on TH-cam for the down the line backhand.
Something we can add to the list of "to film"
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Just what I needed! Thanks!
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Best videos evur!!!!!🎾
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Great 3 steps!
Very well done. Just adding what follows, Dears, ... pls pay a lot of attention to the necessary footwork before hitting such BH and, even more, AFTER it!!!
It takes many training years to develop it.
Cheers :->
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Thanks for all the great videos, Simon! Should the racquet head lag behind the butt of the racquet as it does for the forehand between the power position and contact point on the single-handed backhand?
Yes, 100%
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This was a really good video, thank you TTT.
Thank you for watching
very helpful thank you
Subscribed ! Excellent work
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very nice
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Hi, great video as usual! Happily looking through your playlist for more tips. Just wondering for the single backhand, are we supposed to lock our wrist or have a firm grip but keep it relaxed like the forehand?
Hi David
At contact you'll want to be quite firm, but loose before and after the impact.
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@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial Got it! Thanks Simon!
Hey ttt,would u do more videos about fitness exercises and how to move better on the court?
Thanks and happy new year!!
We'll keep that in mind
Thanks for tuning in
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Simon
Thanks. What are the pro's and con's to leaving your non-dominant hand by the pocket (like Wawrinka) vs stretching it backwards (like Dimitrov) on the followthrough?
Thanks for watching. IMO I think that the Federer style will allow the player to really remain side on for longer so it blocks the shoulders opening up. The Wawrinka style will allow the player more rotation but can lead to the shoulders opening up too early. In my coaching experience you have to test out both and see which one works better for each individual player. Test and experiment.
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Simon
Hey nice video, I'm teaching a student who struggles to drop his racket head below the height of the ball on his single backhand- tends to keep the racket head above the grip level and keeps slicing or pushing the ball with a bent wrist and not dropping the head. Is there a technique or tip to try and get them to drop the racket head below the height of the ball? telling verbally to turn early and drop the head doesn't seem to work for him. Thanks
Do you have any idea or drill to improve the racket drop?
Progressions always helps
Happy New Year and great explanation of the one handed backhand... keep them coming your team is doing a great job of helping club players and beyond learn the correct form... when you get around to it please do a video on the correct way to go down the line or cross court for the one handed backhand. Thanks and keep these tips coming.. they are a big help.
Happy new year to you too. Thanks for watching and look out for more videos in the near future.
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Simon
When dropping my racket, does the left hand help to push it down?
I am struggling to add spin to the backhand
Great - thanks!
Thank you for watching Hans
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Simon
Hi Simon,
Thank you for the great video. I am a beginner player who watched a lot of your videos to learn how to play tennis. I get one questions about the racket change. If my ready position is semi-western forehand and I am going to change to eastern one-handed backhand, which way should I turn? Index knuckle from bevel 4 to bevel 5 or from 4 to 1?
Thanks.
Whichever is easier for you. I find the switch from 4-5 faster but the string angle changes so you have to adjust the racket face, the 4-1 method is longer but the strings remain the same roughly.
Thanks for watching.
Are there any videos you'd like to see from us in the near future?
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Simon
@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial Thanks, Simon. You pointed out the key point. I used to change from 4 to 1, but when the ball comes fast, it is different to get the right eastern backhand grip. I will try to change from 4-5 for some time and see whether it works for me or not.
I think the slow-motion videos help me a lot, especially for correcting the swing movement and finding the right contact point. I will be happy to see some slow-motion videos about backhand slice or volley.
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Great
Glad it was helpful!
Are there any lessons you would like to see in the near future?
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Simon
Hello Simon, I have been having trouble with the racket at contact. I recorded myself and can see that when I make contact with the ball, my racket is pointing downwards diagonally rather than pointing horizontally. Is there any advice you can give me? Thank you so much!
First thing you need to check is your grip. A closed racket normally means a western grip or more extreme
@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial Thanks for getting back to me! The grip that I use is the same as the one that you demonstrated in this video, so that can't be the problem. Is there anything else that could be causing this issue? Thank you!
Great video keep up the good work
Thanks for watching Karl
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Simon
Simon! How is it going!
I see in your vids you are very fond of Nike’s Vapor Advantage shoes. How is the sizing on those? What’s your normal size in the normal Vapor 9.5 and the Flyknit version?
I had the chance to buy a flyknit pair in discount. But the sizing is too off. They fit huge. The sole is lovely tho. And it seems the Vapor Advantage’s have the same one.
QUESTION: The grip I use on my forehand is a semi-western grip on my forehand, but when I do a backhand I always switch to an eastern grip. I don't know whether I should use a semi-western grip on both, keep it as it is, or use eastern on both. Also, I'm trying to switch from a two-handed backhand to a one-handed, and a semi-western grip is hard for a one hander for me, so once again, should I keep switching between semi for forehand and east for backhand? Please let me know
ANSWER: Semi wesetrn is good on a forehand. You need to switch grips between a forehand and backhand 100% unless your name is Alberto Berasategui.
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Simon
@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial thanks so much for replying! I was hoping to get an answer. I'm also happy since it means I don't have to change the way I play
A question instead of a comment.
Do you think some players over the 4 or 5 last decades have used the left hand (for a left-hander, it's the right hand) to crank the racket at the end of the take back, like compressing a spring, in order to generate more power (when the spring is released), at the cost (minimal, hopefully) of less control/consistency?
100% they pull the racket back for more tension to be released
good video
Thanks for watching
Are there any lessons you would like to see in the near future?
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Simon
My western forehand and eastern backhand grips are the same. No change. Same face of the racquet on either side. Is that odd or nonstandard?
That's normal for someone who uses the extreme forehand grip
Which racket do you use?
Currently, I use the Dunlop CX 200 tour racket
Babolot pure drive
a nice one...i will try
Thanks for watching Tobias
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Simon
Simon, I have a question about the weight transfer, you’re right leg is supposed to be out to the left in a closed stance. But do you load you’re weight onto the front (right) leg or do you start with you’re back (left) and push onto the right?
You want to load up on the back leg and transfer during the shot, if you load up too early, you won't have any weight shift.
We cover it in this video - th-cam.com/video/rX0U1gnySRI/w-d-xo.html
Nice lesson! Btw are you one-hander or two-hander Simon?
Great Video!!! loved the way u broke it (the whole lesson) down for us. Just a question...how do we set ourselves up(footwork etc.,) to take the backhand early/on the rise?
BTW...amazing to notice that during the follow through, Dimitrov stretches almost to an extent where his both hands meet ..:) amazing flexibility
Simon I have trouble with my grip if I switch from forehand to the one handed backhand
Keep working on the switch, even at home you can do hundreds of grip changes in a short amount of time
Hi Simon. I just recently began playing tennis. I'm having trouble with the two-handed backhand for a number of reasons. It's not the same confidence that I have with the forehand. With the forehand, I know where the ball is going. But with the backhand, I'm just trying to get the ball back in play, let alone hit a perfect shot. My left hand is too weak to handle the shot, I guess. So, my question is that what is a more preferred backhand -- The modern one-handed or the two handed? Would it put a lot of stress on my right arm if I prefer the one-handed? Is it a matter of personal preference or any tactical advantage that one has over the other?
Thank you.
The question is - which one do you prefer?
Stick with that and master it.
years ago they used to say the thumb on the backhand should lengthen along the panel. Now people curl it. Is that just for speed to change to bkhd grip faster? I got more support when I lengthened it